Regarding putting Tosh in Marley's class, its all how you look at it I guess. I got into Marley first but then learned about the importance Tosh played in making Marley what he eventually became. I think Tosh's music has a bit of a rougher edge which I like. However I don't like the production on some of Tosh's studio albums and I love all of his live stuff, sounds very rock n roll for a reggae artist.

Nice, cool that the wife digs it. My girlfriend loves Tosh as well, I got the lyrics "Don't care where your comin from, as long as your a black man" in her head recently after hearing that tune and she was worried she'd sing that out loud in public..

Loved him. Saw him open for the Stones in 1978 in Anaheim,CA.USA He was smoking a joint and tossing rolled joints out into the audience. NICE!! This was also the gig wherein the Stones stage was littered with shoes as the crowd was going goofy. There were also alot of topless gals in front which was OK by me. Jagger thought it was funny and was laughing. Bill even got a thrill form it all.

Peter Tosh....brilliant...I saw him at The Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, South Wales U.K. 4.12.1978....I know it's a huge longshot but I don't suppose anyone has a recording of this to post...loved every minute ...floating on it for days after and that was just the music, EddieByword

Great to see this thread - just a few hours ago I was debating posting this link. It's to a fantastic documentary I just stumbled on, so now I will post it since Ska/reggae is in the air - great bit of footage of a very young Peter Tosh and a clean-cut-looking Bob Marley (apologies if this has been posted before)!- swiss

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Great to see this thread - just a few hours ago I was debating posting this link. It's to a fantastic documentary I just stumbled on, so now I will post it since Ska/reggae is in the air - great bit of footage of a very young Peter Tosh and a clean-cut-looking Bob Marley (apologies if this has been posted before)!- swiss

ps - in this documentary (around part 3 or 4) Desmond Dekker or someone says that in the early/mid '60s the Stones would come into the reggae/ska clubs and looked very raw and wild compared to other white people. Something like that.